Gabriel Morales
ACCOUNTING MANAGER
Professional Summary
Years of Experience
Education Level
Level
Industry Acumen
20+ years
Bachelor Degree in Accounting
Manager
Food and Beverage, Communications, Construction and Consulting
Professional Profile
Mr. Morales Zavala is an experienced executive with core achievements in cash flow management, cost controls and reporting accuracy. With more than twenty (20) years of experience, Mr. Morales has worked in the payroll administration, corporate accounting, risk and budget analysis and auditing for different types of industries. His experience also includes extensive work in accounts payable, accounts receivable, collections and financial reporting.
Summary of Key Project Experiences
Manager of full accounting cycle of Truenorth Corporation and AVAL Resources LLC and related entities.Implemented the accounting system of AVAL Resources LLC., a company created for recruiting purposes.Provide key financial operations support for Truenorth Corporation and AVAL Resources with a combined $30 million annual sales which includes among others:a. ad hoc analysis for senior management on issues of project costing for all organization’s business linesb. quality and focused analytical reviews that support the financial reporting of the companyc. financial statements, general ledger analysis and month-end financial procedures and reportingd. real-time cash reconciliation and analysis of disbursementsEnsuring that all accountings records comply with company and statutory requirements. Maintaining balance sheet sub-ledgers and performing any monthly reconciliations.Quarterly payroll tax filing to governmental agencies as well as making sure both, Truenorth and AVAL have the government certifications in order to formalize contracts with any agency of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico at any time.Dealing with any queries from the auditors to obtain an unqualified opinion on Truenorth Corporation and AVAL Resources financial statements. Also involved in the preparation of the Corporate Tax Returns of both entities.On April 2015 obtained from PRIDCO a Grant which designated our organization to gather tax benefits from all exported services provided to our clients (as defined on Act 20). Currently, working to obtain a from PRIDCO the software development and sale of intangible property Grant (as defined on Act 73)Implementation of batch system which enables to transmit payroll direct deposit to over 250 resources from our accounting system to each employee checking/savings account through our financial institution.Provide on a quarterly basis all the necessary information to our financial institution in order to maintain and accomplish with the statutes our commercial line of credit agreement.Manage the insurance program of our organization covers the entire operation of Truenorth Corp, AVAL Resources and our internal and external clients with our Professional liability, General Liability, Employee Practice Liability policies.Act as auditor/estimator, assist in financial matters specifically in reporting, request for payments, cash flow disbursements to consultants, profit margin reports.Supervise a team of accounting professionals managing accounts payable, receivable, and payroll.
Skills
Full Accounting Cycle
Financial Reports
Statistical Analysis
MS Office
Legal Compliance
Managing Processes
Developing Budget
Web Cash Management
QuickBooks
Backup Strategies
Federal and State Income Taxes
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Education and Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration (BBA) Accounting,
University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, 1994, Cum Laude
Association for Financial Professionals of Puerto Rico
Tax Specialist of Treasury Department of Puerto Rico
Math Tutor (Elementary and Intermediate level)